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Which came first: 2001: A Space Odyssey or Cheetos?

Cheetos came first, in 1948 (launched). 2001: A Space Odyssey followed 20 years later, in 1968 (released).

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  1. Second1968

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    film · released

    2001: A Space Odyssey came out in 1968 and has no dialogue for roughly its first and last twenty minutes.

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  2. First1948

    Cheetos

    food · launched

    Cheetos launched in 1948, made by the same man who created Fritos.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.